Isotemporal substitution of sedentary behavior with physical activity and its influence on depressive symptoms among adults with overweight/obesity in the United States: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study examined the influence of sedentary behavior (SB) time substitution with physical activity (PA) on depressive symptoms among adults with overweight/obesity. SB time was replaced with equal amount of walking/bicycling or leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA).

Methods

Data of the 18344 adults, who were overweight and obesity was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2006-2018. PA of participants was measured by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Depressive symptoms, including overall, somatic, and cognitive depressive symptoms were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Isotemporal substitution model based on weighted multiple linear regression was used to assess the association o

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature